2nd Iran-Contra Trial Begins for Spy Chief George
Former CIA spy chief Clair E. George, accused of lying to Congress, went on trial for the second time Monday as 90 potential jurors answered a questionnaire about their knowledge of the Iran-Contra affair.
The man who once headed CIA spy operations is charged with testifying falsely about his own knowledge of key players in the affair: those who sold arms to Iran and ran a military supply network for the Nicaraguan Contras.
Last summer, George’s case ended in a mistrial. The jury foreman said afterward that jurors were never close to convicting George, never close to believing that his answers to congressional committees constituted a crime.
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